CCMA ANNUAL REPORT

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Annual Report 2022/23

The GSEC exercised stringent oversight over the Gifts, Donations and Sponsorships Register during the 2022/23 financial year. 14. MINIMISING CONFLICT OF INTEREST All employees are required to complete and submit the Declaration of Interest forms on a yearly basis. Employees who do not comply may be charged with misconduct according to the Regulations. The CCMA utilised the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) where prospective suppliers are required to declare any relation with the employees of the CCMA. The objective is for the organisations to ensure that companies who are related to such employees do not participate in the bidding processes. The CCMA has a Code of Conduct for SCM in place and in accordance with this Code of Conduct, SCM Practitioners, Bid Specification Committee (BSC) Members, Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC) Members, Bid Adjudication Committee (BAC) and Procurement Committee (PC) Members, are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of all meeting deliberations. The Code of Conduct also obligates all involved in the SCM processes to always act ethically and not be influenced or influence other Members in any way. All newly appointed Bid Committee Members are trained in their roles and responsibilities in accordance with the National Treasury’s Code of Conduct for supply chain practitioners. At the commencement of each Bid Committee sitting, all Bid Committee members and SCM practitioners involved in the procurement process also complete and sign conflict of interest forms for them to declare any conflict of interest, so that potential conflicts of interest can be averted. Furthermore, before the evaluation and adjudication of bids, the Bid Committee members and SCM professionals are required to sign and submit a Declaration of Interest Form, which is evaluated to ensure that there is no conflict of interest. Action is taken; should there be any conflict of interest identified. 15. CODE OF CONDUCT The CCMA is committed to an exemplary standard of business ethics and transparency in all its dealings with stakeholders. Governing Body members, Commissioners and employees are bound by respective Codes of Conduct. 16. HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993) requires the employer to provide and maintain as far as reasonable and practical a work environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees. This means the employer must ensure the workplace is free of hazardous ergonomics and substances, microorganisms, amongst others, which may cause injury or diseases. Where this is not possible, the employer must inform the employees of the risks and dangers, and how these may be prevented. Thus, the CCMA is legally obligated and committed to create a healthy and safe working environment for all its employees and Users. To ensure a healthy and safe working environment, the CCMA has established a footprint of OHS Committees across the CCMA offices and conduct regular safety inspections to assess the effectiveness of health and safety measures. The CCMA also conducts regular training to ensure its employees are up to date with the legislative requirements and especially their role in ensuring a safe working environment.

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